During an event at Facebook’s New York City office on Friday, the company’s

During an event at Facebook’s New York City office on Friday, the company’s Chief Operating Officer(COO)Sheryl Sandberg joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Facebook engineering heads and other New York politicians(26)announced the social network’s new move.
    The Palo Alto-based company plans to(27)establish its first engineering office in New York by next year and is currently accepting applications of(28)local talent. The company’s COO thinks that building an engineering(29)presence outside the West Coast is a big step for them, which would help them to find the right(30)combination of talent and community support.
    Silicon Valley companies are(31)realizing that New York is the place that they have to be. New York is home to success stories like Etsy, Gilt Groupe, Foursquare, and more. Still they want the next(32)miraculous tech company—Facebook to start in New York City.
    The company(33)maintains two other engineering offices, both on the west coast of the US, one in Palo Alto, California, and the other in Seattle, Washington. It will have(34)fierce competition for engineering which includes the financial sector and the growing startup scene. Most people agree that it’s a smart move on Facebook’s part. But it shouldn’t have any trouble attracting top talent, as it still has its valuable stock to(35)give out. In the longer term, it’s also good news for the New York tech scene as a whole. It is acknowledged that the company is expected to file for an initial public offering before next month.